<p>Fashion design at FIT is my dream!!! I've been sketching and making clothes since I was little, but I never took any art classes for my sketches (or at all.) I can get the point across on paper, but I don't think it's good enough to get me into FIT!</p>
<p>Has anyone got accepted into (or rejected from) FIT and have any advice for the portfolio? (Besides "Take art classes," which I plan to do.)</p>
<p>This is lame, but I also don't really know how to put together a "collection." Most of my sketches have just been random things that look good :/</p>
<p>Help!</p>
<p>Hey there! I’m a junior in high school (soon to be senior) and I’ll be applying to FIT in the fall, I hope I get accepted. From what I’ve heard when you’re applying to FIT you get a separate test for the fashion design program, on top of your portfolio. Like you already said, if you’re planning on taking art classes I actually suggest taking one of the ones offered at FIT. I took a precollege art class there and the professor really taught me a lot in four days! </p>
<p>I’ve been trying to study fashion the best I can. I try to go on style.com a lot, and I’ve taken up reading books. Reading is super helpful, and I think it might be good for you to try out. </p>
<p>(I don’t know if this is really the technical response) to me a collection created by a designer consists of outfits that all represent a theme they’re trying to convey and usually contain the trends of the season. They contain similar patterns and colors. While each ensemble isn’t the same, they aren’t wildly different. If you look at a collection by a designer you can notice the similar colors that appear and the patterns as well. I hope this helped!</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your reply!</p>
<p>I would LOVE to take an FIT art class! Unfortunately, I’m too far away from NY 
I’ve been looking for art classes relating to fashion sketching, but all I find are general art classes. </p>
<p>The collection part was VERY helpful. I’ve been trying to figure it out! I’m not sure if we need to submit a “collection” or not. I hear their portfolio rules are very general. I just want to make sure I do it right. </p>
<p>What I’m really trying to ask, I guess, is exactly how our portfolio is supposed to look. Since I’m not the best at sketching right now, I still want it to look professional and like I have potential. I don’t think “nice outfits” is gonna be enough to get me accepted!</p>
<p>Hey everyone!
I am a Textile Designer from India. I have done Post Graduation in Textile Design. I am keen on studying further from US. I worked for a year as a digital print designer.<br>
Could you please let me know if there is way I can get my portfolio reviewed before the actual submission(since I am in India can’t go for portfolio reviews on National Portfolio Day).
Secondly, since I want to go for Masters and I didnt find many good colleges which provide masters in textile designing I am considering applying for courses like</p>
<p>Art Market: Principles and Practices
Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
(above 2 are courses from FIT)
FASHION DESIGN AND SOCIETY (At Parsons)
Industrial Design
Communication Design</p>
<p>Since my portfolio mainly includes -
Print designs for apparel and furnising
surface ornamentation samples
woven fabric samples
products developed for home furnishing and apparel
sketches</p>
<p>Would it lower my chances of being considered for the courses like communication design and industrial design. What can I do to make my portfolio eclectic.</p>
<p>Waiting eagerly for a reply!!</p>